About the Show
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Good People: The Clark Brandon Interview (part 2)
Last month, I was able to sit down via Skype with Clark Brandon, the actor who played Eddie, Jo’s boyfriend, in four Facts episodes in seasons two, three, and five. My biggest takeaway is…
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Good people: The Clark Brandon interview (Part 1)
One thing I’ve learned over the years is that if you don’t ask, you don’t get. I still suffer from great fear that I will “look stupid” if I ask for something, but…
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Debunking the Tommy Westphall Universe’s inclusion of The Facts of Life
I guess it’s polite to warn that this post contains a spoiler for a TV show that has been off the air for 25 years. If you don’t want to be spoiled about…
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A Background of the Show and Characters for New Readers
Most of my posts are written assuming that my readers’ recall of the show is as sharp as mine. I assume you know the general setting, the personalities of the main characters, and…
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It’s the interview of my dreams! Except EW did it, not me
Many thanks to a Kiwi friend living in Australia, who pointed me to an Entertainment Weekly interview with many important Facts of Life personalities. Everyone from Blair to Mr. Bradley to Assad freaking Kelada…
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How Season Six was the series’s most pivotal season
In the unlikely event that you, dear reader, are unaware of the greatest news of 2015, The Facts of Life complete series has FINALLY been released on DVD. I know DVD is old…
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THE OFFICIAL FACTS OF LIFE TIMELINE (Version 1)
I’m using the word “official” rather loosely; it’s official only to the extent that, to my knowledge, I’m the only one who has gone through the trouble of putting together an official timeline,…
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Inspiring a generation of lesbians? More on Jo’s sexual orientation via speculation about Nancy McKeon’s.
For some reasons that are not relevant but I’m happy to share if anyone is interested, I showed up at work this morning with my Facts of Life Seasons 1 and 2 DVDs…
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You take the black, you take the white…
Yesterday, an old friend, one I haven’t really talked to since college, send me this timely link. Go ahead. Click here. I’ll wait. Did you click? If you were afraid, it was just…
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Jo, Blair, Natalie and Tootie all had boyfriends, and here they are.
Today was going to be my first recap post, but I’ve received an inquiry of sorts from a follower which I will address instead. hobbywizard says: “I don’t recall any of them having boyfriends…ever.” hobbywizard,…
